Toy savings-bank.



' J. L. MoGLOUDY.

TOY SAVINGS BANK. APPLIQATIOH PI'LBD MAR. 20, 1911.

Patented July 18, 1911.1

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By kisAt ya,

-COLUMBIA PLANOGRAP CO" WASHINGTON, O. C.

ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. MQGLOUDY, 0F HARTFORD, CONIVECTIGUT, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TOTHADDEUS S. BENTLEY, 0F HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

TOY SAVINGS-BANK.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN L. MoGrLoUDY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in ToySavings-Banks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toy savings banks.

A bank involving my invention has a slot for the introduction of coins,and in addition thereto a discharge slot or opening and there isprovided a closure for the discharge slot. In connection with theclosure is a device for maintaining the same in operative position andwhich has a detachable connection with a suitable member within thebank. l/Vhile this holding device may varv greatly as to form, itconsists preferably of one of a set of legs. It would, of course, neveroccur to a child to manipulate such a leg to effect the release of theclosure. By properly operating said closure holding device, however, theclosure can be released and opened to effect the removal of the contentsof the bank therefrom.

in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the presentspecification I have shown in detail one convenient form of embodimentof the invention, which to enable those skilled in the art to practicethe same will be set forth fully in the following description, while thenovelty of the invention will be included in the claims succeeding saiddescription. I do not restrict myself to the disclosure made by saiddrawings and description, the same being pro vided primarily to enablethose skilled in the art to practice the invention; I may departtherefrom in several respects within the scope of my invention includedin said claims.

Referring to said drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toysavings bank including the invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalview of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are horizontal sections on the lines 33and 44 respectively of Fig. 2, and, Fig. 5

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 20, 1911.

Patented July 18, 1911.

Serial No. 615,717.

is a vertical section on the line 5-5 of said Fig. 2.

Like characters refer to like parts throughout the several figures ofthe drawings.

The bank involves in its make-up a suitable receptacle which may varygreatly as to shape and material; that shown is denoted in a general wayby 6, and it is approximately cylindrical in form and. metal. The cap orcover 7 of the receptacle is, as shown for instance in Fig. 2, fittedthereover, the said cap being soldered, riveted or otherwise suitablyconnected to the body of the bank. The bank has a suitable slot for thepassage of coins thereinto, and while this slot may be located in anysuitable place, it is shown formed in the top, being denoted by 8, andbeing of a length sufficient to receive the various size coins which Iare to be dropped 1nto the bank or receptacle 6.

I provide a pair of laterally movable barriers or guards for theentrance slot 8, and although the same may vary as to nature, the sameconsists as shown of two parallel coiled springs, each for conveniencedenoted by 9, of similar length and the terminals of which are connectedto lugs or ears at 10 bent inward from the cylindrical body of thereceptacle or bank 6 as shown both in Figs. 2 and 3. The said coiledsprings 9 extend in the direction of the length of the entrance slot 8,and their whirls or coils touch, the line of contact in the present casebeing substantially coincident with the longitudinal median line of saidentrance slot 8. It will be evident that the two springs 9 are locatedwithin the receptacle 6 and below the entrance slot 8, so that theyeffectually prevent coins being shaken out through said slot byinverting the bank and sub jecting the same to a vibratory motion as isfrequently done by children. It is a simple matter, however, tointroduce a coin into the bank, the coin after passing through the slotseparating said springs and thus finding an entrance into the bank.

It is conceivable that a child might attempt to displace one of thesprings with a knife or similar blade, and in this event, the otherspring will be forced to cover the slot, as T will hereinafter pointout, so that he can not shake out the coins when one of the springs isthus displaced. T will now set forth the means shown for accomplishingthe result in question. At opposite sides of the barrier springs 9 arepush springs as 11 which may as represented be of coiled type, the outerends of these springs 11 being connected to ears as 12 within the bankor receptacle 6, while their inner ends are connected with the springs 9approximately midway of the length of the latter. These two side springs11 are constantly under tension, and their tendency therefore isconstantly to press the two barrier springs 9 solidly against eachother. Hence it follows that if one of the springs 9 is pushed over theslot 8 that the companion spring 9 will be instantly caused to coversaid slot by the action of its cooperating push spring 11. it do not, ofcourse, restrict myself to the spring construction shown, as 1 might useother means or i might use the side springs 11 or their equivalents inconnection with different means for governing the entrance slot.However, the construction pointed out has been found. quite satisfactoryfor my purposes, and it effectually prevents the wrongful. removal ofcoins from the receptacle.

The bank or receptacle has a discharge or delivery slot through whichthe coins can be passed when desired by one acquainted with theconstruction of the bank. In the present case this delivery slot isdenoted by 13 being situated in the bottom of the receptacle whichbottom. is made in the form of a flanged cap 1d fitted within the lowerpart of the receptacle 6 and the flange of which is rigidly connectedwith the body of the receptacle in any suitable way, for instance bysoldering.

The bottom. 14 constitutes a suitable support for the closure 15 whichillustrated as consisting of a slide, although this is not essential.When the closure is in its operative or active position, it fully coversor closes the slot or opening 13. By drawing back the closure or slide15 the requisite distance, the slot 13 will. be uncovered to permit theemptying of the bank or rccep tacle G. The body of the bank orreceptacle 6 has diametrically opposite slots 16 and 17 to receive theends of the closure or slide 15, the slot 16 being of greater extent orlonger than the slot 17 to receive the segmental or fan-shaped end 18 ofthe slide 15, and when said se mental portion is closely fitted in itsslot 16, this will indicate that said slide is in its operative positionat which point a perforation or hole 18 therein will be in register witha corresponding perforation or hole 19 in the bottom 14- of the bank,said slide being thus in position to be held. by a suitable securingmember as the pin 20 which is adapted to be passed upward through thetwo registering holes from be low and which is enlarged exteriorly as at21 to )resent a or support for the bank, being complemental in thisrespect to the 22 which are rigidly connected with said bottom. Thereare several ways in which the said exteriorly-accessible pin 20 can beremovably held in place within the receptacle, one of which I will. nowset forth. The bank 6 incloses a bearing 23 which may consist of abracket or arm extending from the bottom 14- and which has a tapped holeto receive the threaded portion :24, of the pin 29. in Figs. 2, 4t and5, this screw or holding pin 20 is shown in assembled or operativerelation or in condition to hold the slide 15 in its slot-closingposition. It will be assumed that it is desired to withdraw the contentsof the receptacle from the same; in this event the following procedureis adopted: The pin 20 is removed by unscrewing the same from thebracket or bearing 23, and when the pin passes out of the perforation orhole 18, the slide 15 is free to be drawn back to uncover the slot oropen ing. l l hen the contents of the bank have been removed therefromthe slide 15 is pushed back until the hole 18 is again in register withthe hole 19 when. the pin is passed through the two registering holesand is screwed into the bracket or bearing until its head abuts againstthe bottom 14. ll hat l claim is:

l. A toy savings bank having a discharge slot, a closure for saiddischarge slot, a plurality of legs for supporting the bank, one of thelegs being adapted to engage the closure and thereby prevent movementthereof, the bank having an interior part detachably connected with saidclosure holding leg.

2. it toy savings bank having a discharge slot in its bottom, a slidableclosure for said slot, a plurality of legs for supporting the bank, thebottom and closure having registering holes and. one of said legspassing through said holes and engaging said closure to thereby hold thesame in position, and a part in the bank to which said holding leg isremovably connected.

3.1%; toy savings bank, the bottom of which has a discharge slot, aclosure for said slotslidably supported on the upper side of saidbottom, the bottom and closure having registering openings, a. screwconstitn ting a leg extending through said openings and engaging saidclosure to thereby prevent movement thereof, a device in the bank withwhich said screw has a threaded connection, and legs complemental tosaid closure to prevent coin releasing movement other screw-leg, rigidlyconnected With said thereof. 10 bottom. In testimony whereof I affix mysignature 4. A toy savings bank having a discharge in presence of twoWitnesses. slot, a closure for said slot, and supporting JOHN L.MOGLOUDY. legs for said bank, one of which is remov- Witnesses: ablymounted, and said removable leg when F. E. ANDERSON, in bank supportingposition engaging said HEATH SUTHERLAND.

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